Barrel-head seal.



A. 1. HODGE & H. B. RUGGLES.

gARfiEL HEAD SEAL. APPLICATION FILED mu' 1, H5.

Patented May 7,1918.

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A. J. HOUSE 84 H. B. RUGGLES.

BARREL HEAD SEAL. APPLICATION FILED JULY 1, 19l5.

Patented May 7,1918.

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ARTHUR J. HODGE AND HENRY B. RUGGLES, OF PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGN'ORS TO AMERICAN PRODUCTS COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

BARREL-HEAD SEAL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May "7, 1918.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, ARTHUR J. Honor. and HENRY B. RuoeLns, citizens of the United States, residing at Pasadena, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Barrel-Head Seals, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has relation to certain new and useful improvements in barrel head seals and fasteners and is an improvement upon our co-pending barrel head seal applications, Serial Nos. 44,237 filed Aug. 7, 1915, and 44,454 filed Aug. 9, 1915, and is especially adapted, as in the referred to co-pending applications, for securing and sealing in position barrel heads of the type shown in our co-pending applications, Serial Nos. 21,432, filed April 14, 1915, and 24,077, filed April 26, 1915.

The invention has for another object the provision of a form of seal of this character which will be constructed in such manner that it may be readily inserted and secured in position and securely fastened to seal the barrel head with which it is engaged and prevent removal of the barrel head without destruction of the seal.

The invention has for a further object, the provision of a barrel head seal and fastener of the above stated character which will be constructed in such manner that an extension of the body plate of the main seal member may be bent over the remaining portion of said body plate and clamped with the same to conceal and prevent withdrawal of the auxiliary seal member, thereby making it impossible to remove the barrel head after the same has been expanded and securely sealed in position within the receptacle.

The invention has for a still further object, the provision of a barrel head seal of this type which will be composed of the minimum number of parts and which will be constructed in such manner that the extension of the body of the main seal member may be clamped around the forward edge of the remaining or stationary portion of said body plate, after being bent over the same to cover and protect and prevent withdrawal of the auxiliary seal member.

The invention has for still another object, the provision of a barrel head seal and fastener of this character which will be composed of only two parts of simple construction and which may be readily manufactured in blank form and bent or hammered to the desired shape.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more in detail described, and the asserted novelty specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which clearly and fully illustrate the invention Figure 1 is a top plan view of a barrel head secured and sealed in position with our improved barrel head seal,

Fig. 2 is a transverse section through the barrel head and barrel, with the main seal member inserted through the barrel head members,

Fig. 8 is a View similar to Fig. 2, show ing the barrel head expanded and the main and auxiliary seal members in operative position,

Fig. i is a view similar to Fig. 8, with the extension of the body plate of the main seal member bent back over the main portion of said body plate and clamped over the same to seal the barrel head in position,

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the blank from which the main seal member is constructed,

Fig. 6 is a front elevation of the main seal member in its normal position and removed from the barrel head, and

Fig. 7 is a front elevation of the auxiliary seal member.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 designates a portion of a barrel or other receptacle, within the croze 2 of which is positioned the inner head member 3, which is preferably flat and solid and may be formed of any suitable material, as for instance, compressed pulp, fiber or the like, and upon which rests the edge of the outer barrel head member a, usually of the same material as the member 3, which member 4 is preferably of concave-convex form and provided with a radial slit 5 extending from the edge of the outer head member 4 to the central opening 7 which is suitably reinforced, as will be readily understood by referring to Figs. 2, 3 and 4: of the drawings. It will also be understood that the reinforced central opening 7 is directly above the reinforced central opening 6 of the in- This construction of ner head illelli' i, and does not form a part matter of this application,

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escrihcd in this applioai-i seal may plied to t l a apin the p the main olan 'h while the rear ate extension edge oent has i downii'ardlg l pocket ll 12 to lift plate horiz 1 s s iown clearly the drawings in which s the barrel head shoun as being;- .ll'tiil'l and sealeo in enpanded position iritl the croze oi the *eeept-aole 1..

The lolanl; shown in F1 oarallel slits l a pair of L nectcd at their rear one and outwardly directs; angles to the slits met at their oute. e.

anlt 181 1 the tor insertion through the central openings '4 r the harrel head members 1- and 3 shank l of parall 9 end by bond H same along the dotted lines the. drawings.

AFter the main :eal llllllbi" has been property don, as shown in nip. 3 of :1 i I the auxiliary seal nieiiih r is iis also shown in Fig. 3,

;.se and this auxili 1 al member is constructiitahle material, WlllQ-ll it upon itself from its opends as sh. on at 21 in F 7, against the body 22 of said auxil- The ends of the blank are then extended downwardly parallel with lilanl: posi'e the under face of iary seal nieinher. z

is bent hac 1e another to form the sides 23 of the auxilseal member and then bent inwardly overlapped as shown at to form the 7 and lower end of the c spending portion of said auxiliary seaineinher the bottom or lower end 01'. the (spending portion of said auxiliary seal ineznlier be preferably inclined, as clearly shown in igs. 3 and at of the drarfii The lower end of the auxiliary member is also preferably extended at edge shown at 25, to automatically force shank 18 of the main seal against one Wall of the openings 6 the an iliary seal member is forced rdly tl'irough the opening in the "*te o" the main seal niemher formed out or bending down from the 18, as previously described. also serves to look autoruxiliaryseal member in pos r t ne latter has been forced down 0 operative position and opposite "'ng against the shank 18 with the 25 opposite the extended and bent. lower intreinity 26 of said Figs. n tha after both the main i. members have been placed in proper position ii'h he barrel head expanded and secured in position the upper or and 4; of the drawhorizontal portion of the auxiliary seal ember rests upon the upper face of the a y plate of the main seal member and X- tends only The member resting upon the same, as clearly shown in, Fig. si ot the drawings, the plate heino bent the transyersel curved coni. U nesting portion 2: thereof, connecting the (El en-310' plate with the body plate 9 and prefers} y opposite the short slits 15, which slits ar cl arly illustrated in Fig. 5. The pocket 11 receives the edge 8, as previously (1 ribed and a suitable tool is then einoloyed for bending and clamping the flange 12 around and under said edge 8 of the body pl and also of the drawings, thereby securely "ealin the head in position and preventing removal of the auxiliary seal 11 ember or nain seal member from said head Without first destroying or injuring the seal to such extent as to leave evidence oi the unauthorized party s act.

ll hile the preferred embodiment of the invention has been shown and illustrated, it will he understood that minor changes in the details of construction and arrangement of parts may be resorted to Within the scope of the appended claims Without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of the advantages of the same.

What is claimed is 1. Bi barrel head seal and fastener incliiding a main seal member having a body plate ate 9, as clearly shown in Fig. i

and an extension formed with the latter, an auxiliary seal member removably engaged through said body plate and cooperating with the main seal member, said main seal member having a shank depending from said body plate, said extension being adapted to be bent back over said body plate to cover and protect the auxiliary seal member, the edges of said extension and said body plate being adapted to be clamped together, and locking ears carried by the shank of the main seal member.

2-. A barrel head seal and fastener comprising a main seal member including a body plate having a shank depending from the same for engagement through a barrel head to expand the latter within a receptaole, an extension plate extending from one edge of said body plate, an auxiliary seal member removably engaged through said body plate adjacent said shank, said extension plate being adapted to be bent back over said body plate and said auxiliary seal member and clamped around the opposite edge of said body plate to prevent wit-hdrawal of said auxiliary seal member, and locking ears carried by said shank.

3. A barrel head seal and fastener comprising a main seal member including a body plate, having one edge bent upwardly and outwardly, and an extension and sealing plate projecting from the opposite edge of said body plate, and an auxiliary seal member depending through said body plate and having a flattened portion resting upon the latter, said extension plate being adapted to be bent back over said body plate and said auxiliary seal member and clamped around the upwardly and outwardly bent edge of said body plate to prevent movement or withdrawal of said auxiliary seal member.

4. A barrel head seal and fastener comprising the combination with a main seal member having an opening formed therein and a sealing extension plate projecting from one edge; of an auxiliary seal member removably engaged through said opening and having a portion resting upon the upper face of said body plate, said sealing extension plate being bent back over said body plate and a portion of said auxiliary seal member resting upon the same and secured to the opposite edge of said body plate.

In testimony whereof we aiiix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

, ARTHUR J. HODGE.

HENRY B. RUGGLES. Witnesses:

R. H. PINNEY, EDITH G. SALQUIST.

Gepies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

